Blind obedience is truly blindness

I was literally sick to my stomach after reading Steve Hollis' letter on the "true nature of God," which was a veritable marriage of tribalism and authoritarian sentiment.

Hollis describes the moral credentials of his faith (Christianity) from Islam. His attempt to steal the moral high ground is futile if he really believes that "we should all be OK with anything" that is done "at the request of God," because "it is called obedience."

I often challenge Christians to live up to this very moral imperative with what is probably the best example of evil in the Bible: Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son as a test of loyalty to Yahweh. Every time I ask the question, I get the same response. "That's hypothetical" or "God would never ask me to do that." What's more is that Christianity and Islam share a weepy-eyed reverence for this revolting story of child abuse.

If God asked me to slaughter a child, I would have two words for him - and they wouldn't be "yes sir." If God were good, passing the test would require disobedience. Most Christians I know are unable to comprehend this, because they still look at moral choices the way a child does: just doing what the grown-ups tell them.

Everyone must ask this question: "Would I kill on the command of god?" If you answered yes, then you are ideologically no different from the 9/11 hijackers. Perhaps now it is finally dawning on a few of you just how evil your beliefs really are, but I expect many more will miss the point.

Joseph Roberts

Monroe

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Blind obedience is truly blindness

I was literally sick to my stomach after reading Steve Hollis' letter on the 'true nature of God,' which was a veritable marriage of tribalism and authoritarian sentiment.Hollis describes the moral